Christmas Market

Aachen Christmas Market

Aachen, Germany

Stalls wrapped around Charlemagne's cathedral and the town hall — and the home of Aachener Printen.

Nov20to 24 Dec

Christkindlmarket Chicago

Chicago, United States

The most authentically German market in North America, in Daley Plaza since 1996.

Nov20to 24 Dec

Munich Christkindlmarkt

Munich, Germany

Munich's city market in front of the New Town Hall — opening earlier than ever in 2026, on Friday 20 November.

Nov20to 23 Dec Provisional dates

Nov20to 31 Dec Provisional dates

Rothenburg Reiterlesmarkt

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

One of Germany's most picturesque Christmas markets, inside Rothenburg's medieval walls. 2026 dates reported, awaiting official confirmation.

Salisbury Christmas on the Square

Salisbury, United Kingdom

Retail huts, Santa's grotto and Sunday festive markets in Guildhall Square, under the tallest spire in Britain.

Nov20to 6 Jan

Tallinn Christmas Market

Tallinn, Estonia

A medieval walled city, reliable snow, and a tree that has stood here since 1441.

Checked 26 Sep

Nov20to 22 Dec

Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market

Winchester, United Kingdom

Around 120 chalets in the Cathedral Close, with the ice rink alongside — one of the most atmospheric settings in England.

Nov21to 31 Dec Provisional dates

Christmas in Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

A Christmas market on Broad Street, between the colleges — dates published, but with a calendar slip we want the organiser to fix.

Nov21to 24 Dec

Truro Christmas Market

Truro, United Kingdom

Cornwall's biggest Christmas market, on Lemon Quay in the county's only city, open every day for five weeks.

Nov23to 29 Dec

Colmar Christmas Markets

Colmar, France

Six markets threaded through Colmar's half-timbered old town, with Riquewihr, Kaysersberg and Eguisheim close by.

Nov23to 22 Dec

Frankfurt Christmas Market

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

More than 230 stalls spread from the half-timbered Römerberg to the banks of the Main.

Nov23to 23 Dec Provisional dates

Nov23to 31 Dec Provisional dates

Hamburg Rathausmarkt Christmas Market

Hamburg, Germany

Roncalli's historic Christmas market in front of Hamburg's city hall, with a flying Santa overhead. 2026 dates reported, awaiting official confirmation.

WeihnachtsZauber Gendarmenmarkt

Berlin, Germany

Berlin's most elegant Christmas market, between the French and German cathedrals. 2026 dates reported, awaiting official confirmation.

Nov24to 23 Dec

Leipzig Christmas Market

Leipzig, Germany

Over 300 stalls in seven areas of the old town — a market that traces its history back to 1458.

Nov25to 24 Dec

Dresden Striezelmarkt

Dresden, Germany

First held in 1434, which makes it Germany’s oldest — and it still bakes the definitive Stollen.

Nov25to 23 Dec

Stuttgart Christmas Market

Stuttgart, Germany

Around 250 stalls across four squares, first recorded in 1692 — and famous for its decorated stall roofs.

Nov26to 23 Dec

Basel Christmas Market

Basel, Switzerland

Two markets in Basel's old town, Barfüsserplatz and the square in front of the Minster, a few minutes' walk apart.

Nov26to 13 Dec

Bath Christmas Market

Bath, United Kingdom

Georgian streets, honey-coloured stone, and wooden chalets threaded through the lanes around the Abbey.

Nov26to 28 Nov

St Edmundsbury Cathedral Christmas Market

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom

Three days, fifty-plus Suffolk makers, and a market held inside the cathedral itself.

Checked 26 Sep

Nov27to 3 Jan

Brussels Winter Wonders

Brussels, Belgium

Two kilometres of chalets, plus a sound-and-light show on the Grand-Place.

Nov27to 28 Nov Provisional dates

Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre

Ludlow, United Kingdom

Crafts, food and medieval spectacle inside the walls of Ludlow Castle — dates reported, awaiting the castle's confirmation.

Nov27to 24 Dec

Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt

Nuremberg, Germany

The most famous Christmas market in the world, and the one every other market is measured against.

Nov27to 13 Dec

Rochester Christmas Market & Dickensian Festival

Rochester, United Kingdom

Over 120 stalls in the castle gardens across three weekends — and on the middle one, the whole town goes Victorian.

Checked 26 Sep

Nov28to 6 Jan